- Biak Scrubfowl
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Biak Scrubfowl Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Megapodiidae Genus: Megapodius Species: M. geelvinkianus Binomial name Megapodius geelvinkianus
A.B. Meyer, 1874The Biak Scrubfowl or Biak Megapode (Megapodius geelvinkianus) is a species of bird in the Megapodiidae family. It is found only in West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. Some taxonomists consider this to be a subspecies of the Dusky Megapode, others as a subspecies of the Orange-footed Scrubfowl, but is increasingly looked at as a distinct species.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Megapodius geelvinkianus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
External links
Categories:- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Galliformes stubs
- Megapodius
- Birds of Western New Guinea
- Animals described in 1874
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